norman shield Toverstokken Particularly well-suited to collectors of

Particularly well-suited to collectors of Viking weapons and Viking reenactment

The shield has been carefully crafted with an eye for detail and craftsmanship

It was designed to protect the tunic and other garments beneath it from dirt during work

Virtus as an embodiment of courage

having originated from the secret helmet

norman shield Toverstokken Particularly well-suited to collectors ofThe shield is based on originals depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry (1066), the Codex Aureus Epternacensis (early 11th century), and the chronicle Liber ad honorem Augusti sive de rebus Siculis (1196). Shields of this type were probably introduced by the Normans and, following the First Crusade, were employed across all Christian, Byzantine, and some Islamic armies. The shield offered excellent protection and was utilised by both cavalry and infantry.